Jeff Kenna

Irish right-back Kenna has hopped across the pond since retiring from professional football.

After spells coaching back in his homeland, he travelled over to Florida to coach youngsters at the IMG Academy. Kenna has since returned home.

Darren Purse

Birmingham City v Aston Villa: September 2002

The former Blues captain is hoping to make the move into management in the coming years. He still turns out for AFC Rushden and Diamonds but has been focusing on coaching for a number of years now.

Purse also enjoyed a spell coaching the club's under-18s and led them to cup success.

Kenny Cunningham

Birmingham City v West Bromwich Albion in 2003: Kenny Cunningham battling it out with Albion's Jason Roberts.

Republic of Ireland international Cunningham works for broadcaster RTE.

He made 144 appearances during a four-year spell at St Andrew’s.

Martin Grainger

Birmingham City's Martin Grainger

The Blues hardman was in training to become a train driver.

Grainger told the Birmingham Mail about his ventures after football a short while back: “I’ve tried various different things, I’ve been a driver for example, and to work different days of the year for the pay they offer is just great.

“Other than football, I haven’t found anything that offers what this job (train driver) offers.”

Damien Johnson

Damien Johnson of Birmingham City is challenged by Alan Smith of Leeds United

The ex-Blues midfielder is now working as an academy coach at Blackburn Rovers.

Johnson spent eight years at the club and went on to become skipper in Steve Bruce’s final campaign.

Aliou Cisse

Aliou Cisse stands in front of the Senegal flag at St Andrew's. It was a compassionate gesture from Birmingham City fans after members of the player's family were killed in a ferry disaster in 2002

Cisse has had more success than the majority of his teammates with regards to climbing up the coaching ladder.

The ex-midfielder now manages his country, Senegal. Cisse's men were eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the recent Africa Cup of Nations after losing a penalty shoot-out to eventual winners Cameroon.